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What are Gutter Guards?
Gutters are fairly simple and low cost considering the purpose they serve: protecting much more valuable areas of your house. Gutters keep rain off the wood or siding, windows, porch, deck and basement, directing it discreetly away from your home.
Therefore, anything that can protect your gutters and helps them work more efficiently is a great investment.
Gutter guards are a low cost feature you can add to any type of gutters, and they work as a protective barrier for your gutters so large debris and pests can’t get inside of them. Buying leaf guards can be a money-saving decision that you’ll be rewarded for for year after year.
There are a lot of types of gutter guard. The type you choose to install depends on your available budget and the type of rain gutters you have on your home. Gutter guards are made of either aluminum, nylon or plastic.
Rochester Gutters, Inc. installs all styles of gutter guards in Rochester. Call 507-203-1599 or click here for a FREE gutter guard installation estimate today!
Benefits of Gutter Guards
Typically, gutter guards will cost around as much per linear foot as the gutters cost themselves. In the long run, you’re going to save time and money by installing them. Here are a few of the reasons we encourage you to install gutter guards on your house:
Improve Drainage by Preventing Clogs – Gutter guards help keep leaves and debris out of your gutters. Otherwise large pieces of debris settle in the gutter first, then smaller pieces of debris pile up around them. Of all the different gutter guard models, all of them stop these larger leaves and pieces of debris from becoming stuck to begin with.
Reduce Mold & Mildew Growth – Gutter guards allow water to stream through the gutters faster because it is unhindered by any debris. Water is one of the major causes of mold and mildew growth, so moving the water faster through the gutters limits the amount of time rain is sitting still, possibly leading to mold and mildew.
Prevent Pests from Nesting – Keeping squirrels, chipmunks, birds and insects out of rain gutters and off the roof can be an endless struggle. Every style of gutter guard stops pests from building nests within the gutter. Many homeowners choose to install gutter guards just for this reason.
Gutter Cleaning Less Often – Gutter guards must be removed to clean the gutters, but when they are installed, this job doesn’t have to be done as often. Leaf guards cut down the frequency that you have to clean gutters – or have someone to do it for you – so that you may only need to have them cleaned only once a year.
Protection From Fires – A common way fires spread to homes is when embers fall inside of gutters that have dry debris in them. This debris fuels the fire until it becomes too large and damages the roof, followed by the entire home. A simple gutter guard installation can protect your home from this fire risk.
Prevent Ice Dams – If you live in an area that gets below-freezing temperatures, snow and ice, you’ll be interested to know that gutter guards help stop snow and ice from staying up on your roof. Their unique designs purposefully redirect melting snow and ice to get it off your roof faster.
These are all problems that affect hundreds of thousands of American homes each year. Gutter guards protect an important system that protects the rest of the house. If you haven’t considered installing them before, it may be time to think about it.
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Professional Gutter Guard Installation
You can see, there are many benefits of gutter guards. While it may be tempting to run out and install the type you think will be the best – how different could they really be, right? – you will still have to install them correctly. All things considered, you’re much better off letting a professional gutter guard installation service do the project for you.
Not only will their installation be much more reliable than DIY work, but a local gutter guard service and installer will be able to recommend the best type of gutter for your home in the first place. They are familiar with all of the choices, and they will consider each factor in detail when making their recommendation.
Here are a few of the things a gutter guard company will take into account when choosing the perfect gutter guards for your home:
Material – Gutter guards are made of aluminum, plastic, foam or a handful of other materials. Some gutter guards are made for temporary usage while others are designed to last as long as your gutters will. The material is a key role in how long gutter guards will last.
Installation method – The type of gutter guards we would encourage for a homeowner to install on their own is the drop in kind that don’t require fastening to the gutters. Installing the other types, including snap-in and screw-on gutter guards, could damage your rain gutters if they are not installed correctly.
Appearance – Some gutter guards boast a low profile so they aren’t visible from ground level, while others are very obvious. If that is an important requirement, you are limited on the style of gutter guard you can have, and limited even more by the type of gutters you have on your roof. If it is very important for you to have “invisible” gutter guards installed, it may be necessary to buy new gutters.
Warranty – Some gutter guard styles will come with a shorter warranty, however most of the aluminum types are guaranteed to last for at least 10-20 years. By having a licensed gutter guard installer in Rochester (instead of doing it yourself), you won’t void the warranty. Gutter guards should not lift your shingles, nor should the installation void your roof’s warranty.
Another great thing by having Rochester Gutters, Inc. install your gutter guards is that we’ll come back and fix them for FREE if there is any issue due to the installation.
Your budget is, of course, the final factor in choosing which gutter guards you will have installed. We provide a range of options for all budgets, and will provide the benefits listed above, to one degree or another.
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